BIRD FARM SOUTHFlowers in February!
My brother David and his wife Cathy are pretty intense people.
They are raising 2 fabulous children, Harrison and Jacob and I'm lucky and grateful to have 'em all. Many many families in the Illinois Quad City area are lucky that David and Cathy are teachers. Lots of kiddies benefit.
Anyhow, my brother called me last night. DG & I were just about ready to go to the movies. We were killing time at the office before the show started. David asked us to come right over to his house. Concerned, I asked if everything was OK. David replied, "Well, yes and no, come on over."
He went on to say that Jake had gone down to the basement to get ice cream out of the freezer. When he got back upstairs into the kitchen, he commented about how something down there smelled rotton. My mind, like my brothers, immediately thought of a bad freezer and how darned much meat could be lost to a freezer malfunction. Anyway, I'm thinking about spoiled venison and DG & I dash the 1/2 mile or so over to Dave & Cathy's.
Here is what they found in their basement, blooming without soil in the dark. David's expression indicates that he doesn't care for the odor, pardon me, perfume of the flower. Evidently flys are fond of the smell. They DO smell like rotting meat. It is nasty for a day or so and then the smell fades.
The sheer sized just amazed us. It's gargantuan. Look here -
This is a Voodoo Lily. I think they are just a neat as anything cultivated. Cept that you don't want to eat it. You don't want to eat anything after you've been around this baby. Phew...
When the voodoo lily is done blooming, it will be planted outside and will throw strap like leaves all spring, summer and fall. Then it is dug and stored until it again begins it's search for flys next year.
We are glad that this was a flower power problem, instead of a REAL one.
They are raising 2 fabulous children, Harrison and Jacob and I'm lucky and grateful to have 'em all. Many many families in the Illinois Quad City area are lucky that David and Cathy are teachers. Lots of kiddies benefit.
Anyhow, my brother called me last night. DG & I were just about ready to go to the movies. We were killing time at the office before the show started. David asked us to come right over to his house. Concerned, I asked if everything was OK. David replied, "Well, yes and no, come on over."
He went on to say that Jake had gone down to the basement to get ice cream out of the freezer. When he got back upstairs into the kitchen, he commented about how something down there smelled rotton. My mind, like my brothers, immediately thought of a bad freezer and how darned much meat could be lost to a freezer malfunction. Anyway, I'm thinking about spoiled venison and DG & I dash the 1/2 mile or so over to Dave & Cathy's.
Here is what they found in their basement, blooming without soil in the dark. David's expression indicates that he doesn't care for the odor, pardon me, perfume of the flower. Evidently flys are fond of the smell. They DO smell like rotting meat. It is nasty for a day or so and then the smell fades.
The sheer sized just amazed us. It's gargantuan. Look here -
This is a Voodoo Lily. I think they are just a neat as anything cultivated. Cept that you don't want to eat it. You don't want to eat anything after you've been around this baby. Phew...
When the voodoo lily is done blooming, it will be planted outside and will throw strap like leaves all spring, summer and fall. Then it is dug and stored until it again begins it's search for flys next year.
We are glad that this was a flower power problem, instead of a REAL one.
Posted by Lisa Strafford at 2/17/2010 1:00 PM 
Categories: Friends and Family
Tags: voodoo lily flowers gardening
Categories: Friends and Family
Tags: voodoo lily flowers gardening
The Voodoo Lilies are gorgeous....from a distance! Heeehehe! What great pictures you took. The flower is amazing. Thanks for sharing girl!
God bless and enjoy your Saturday!!!
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